Description: She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. Her hair is long and auburn with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small red clips. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Vani has worked very hard to control her curse. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 2200 pp. Pink pearl (120 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Black star sapphire (400 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Jet (120 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Sard (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'0" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears grey trousers with violet and green striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His tied-back hair is auburn. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. In his 12th year, his parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Lewis alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 8000 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (180 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2800 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (50 gp). Silver ewer (50 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (180 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (180 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (180 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her bronze crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She has all her life been fascinated with poetry.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 6000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 5'4" northern woman, she typically wears yellow cloth garments or leather armor. She has dyed her greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Apothecary arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and she desires to right it; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Disciplined, Persistence. Bonds: Job, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 8000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (70 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (70 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He prefers to wear flannel. His chestnut hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 10000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (90 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. After a long history of fighting, Vaina and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Military. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 7000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (70 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (20 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (70 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman stands a little under 6'5" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears bulky black painted plate armor. Her tied-back hair is auburn. Her violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. Tomph is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and an old rival family wants her found

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Family, Military, In love, Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: Hematite (16 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.